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colorful ichneumon wasp with curly abdomen - Cratichneumon

colorful ichneumon wasp with curly abdomen - Cratichneumon
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 31, 2019
Size: ~10 mm
This ichneumon was likes to curl its abdomen up in a manner I've noticed in Cratichneumon. I wonder if this ichneumon wasp is in the genus Cratichneumon too?

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Cratichneumon
Thanks so much for confirming that this ichneumon wasp with its curly abdomen is indeed in the genus Cratichneumon, Jonathan!

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